Ay

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a],
     [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L.
     aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va
     course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.]
     Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
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           For his mercies aye endure.              --Milton.
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     {For aye}, {always}; forever; eternally.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ay \Ay\, interj.
     Ah! alas! "Ay me! I fondly dream `Had ye been there.'"
     --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ay \Ay\, adv.
     Same as {Aye}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Perh. a modification of yea, or from
     the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey,
     why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or
     perh. akin to aye ever.]
     Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative
     answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in
     legislative bodies, etc.
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     Note: This word is written I in the early editions of
           Shakespeare and other old writers.
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